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| 05.06.09 | Second meeting on developing an instrument to stop domestic violence From 15-19 June a second meeting will be held by Aim for human rights for the project to develop a human rights compliance instrument on domestic violence. The meeting will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal and is hosted by co-developing organisation WOREC. More | |
| 02.06.09 | Irak takes steps to combat disappearances Aim for human rights is pleased that the Iraqi Parliament has taken the first steps towards better protection against enforced disappearances. By adopting a law the Parliament aims to implement and enforce the articles in the 1992 UN Declaration on Protection of People against Enforced... More |  |
| 06.05.09 | 18 human rights and political activists back in prison in Zimbabwe In Harare a judge revoked the bail of 18 Zimbabwean human rights and political activists two months after they had been conditionally released. Among these activists is Jestina Mukoko, Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project. The activists are accused of trying to topple the Mugabe regime. The... More |  |
| 28.04.09 | Aim for human rights and Al-Rahma Network host trainings on disappearances in Iraq Al-Rahma Network for the Missing and the Disappeared and its members continue their fight against disappearances in Iraq. From 17 to 24 April Marjan Stoffers and Jan de Vries of Aim for human rights’ Linking Solidarity Programme visited Iraq (Erbil) to organise with Al-Rahma Network for the Missing... More |  |
| 26.03.09 | Interactive website supports SMEs with "human rights assessment" Since this week, Aim for human rights offers a wide range of information for managers from Small and Mediumsized Entreprises (SMEs) that operate internationally. On the website www.humanrightsimpact.org visitors find a Business Centre with practical information on how to address human rights in... More |  |
| 04.03.09 | Human rights activist Jestina Mukoko released on bail Recently we reported on the disappearance of Jestina Mukoko, a well-known human rights activist from Zimbabwe. She - and 16 colleagues of her organisation MDC (Movement for Democratic Change)- were kept in secret detention. On March 3 she and some colleagues were released on bail. Jestina was... More |  |
| 02.03.09 | Call for tender ‘Human rights and anti-trafficking’; deadline extended to March 9 Aim for human righs invites experts to submit an offer for an inventory and analysis of existing human rights impact instruments in other areas, as well as existing experience on the human rights impact of anti-trafficking laws and measures. More |  |
| 23.02.09 | Aim for human rights at UN Commission on the Status of Women Each year, the Commission on the Status of Women, an ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the United Nations) commission, convenes in New York to discuss gender equality and emancipation of women. This year Aim for human rights’ Loeky Droesen is joining the Dutch NGO delegation. More |  |
| 10.02.09 | New guide gives practical overview of human rights and business tools Aim for human rights presents the “Guide to Corporate Human Rights Impact Assessment Tools”. This publication gives an overview of the tools (multinational) corporations and managers can use to implement human rights norms within the business practices and policies. Entrepreneurs can use the guide... More |  |
| 09.02.09 | UN committee starts assessment of Dutch compliance with CEDAW In the fall of 2008, the Dutch government submitted it’s fifth national report to the CEDAW committee. The CEDAW, (United Nations Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination of Women), committee is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the treaty obligations by the member states. More |  |
